Team Leader - Life Science Cryo-Electron Microscopy (Cryo-EM) Facility (m/f/d)

Your Profile:

• Master degree in biology, chemistry, physics or related field, ideally with subsequent PhD degree in a relevant area
  
• A track record of scientific and/or technological achievements in electron microscopy
  
• Several years of experience of microscope operation in a structural biology or materials science EM facility
  
• Experience with maintaining and purchasing microscopy hardware
  
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with internal colleagues and external visitors in an international and interdisciplinary team
  
• Strong willingness to grow into a leadership role or already existing experience in leading a team

Your Tasks:

• Organize and oversee an accessible and developing infrastructure for internal and external cryo-EM users.
  
• Coordinate use, maintenance and performance of microscope equipment in the facility (Talos120, Arctica, 2 x Krios, Aquilos, Arctis).
  
• Integrate novel future hardware technologies, e.g., double Cs/Cc imaging correctors, Helium temperature and STEM, into sustainable internal and external user operation.
  
• Engaging with researchers and vendors to explore emerging techniques and prototype developments in the field in close coordination with ER-C directors.
  
• Training, supervising and mentoring cryo-EM specialists and technicians in single-particle cryo-EM and cryo-electron tomography application and execution.
  
• Carrying out independent research on implementing emerging and innovative electron microscopy methodologies (30 %).
  
• Offer services to clients from industry in addition to academic users.
  
• Providing a visible hub for cryo-EM at the ER-C - creating and running workshops to disseminate to the scientific community cryo-EM aspects of theory, sample preparation, data acquisition, analysis and preparation for publication.

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